Adjective
Does the adjective 'inanimate' make sense in this context:
"Four days after, a man was passing by, and came across the two children lying on the ground, inanimate."
And in case it makes sense, does 'inanimate' mean the same as 'dead', our could it just mean 'unconscious'?)
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Christine Christie Does the adjective 'inanimate' make sense in this context: Yes. It means they were dead, but it is an odd way to say it. We speak of animate and inanimate to mean living things and things that never were living, like bullfrogs and pencils.
- Christine Christie Does the adjective 'inanimate' make sense in this context: Yes.
- It means they were dead, but it is an odd way to say it.
- We speak of animate and inanimate to mean living things and things that never were living, like bullfrogs and pencils.
- There is a sort of etymological sense of the word "inanimate" that simply means "not moving", but nobody would read your sentence that way.
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Christine ChristieDoes the adjective 'inanimate' make sense in this context:
Yes. It means they were dead, but it is an odd way to say it. We speak of animate and inanimate to mean living things and things that never were living, like bullfrogs and pencils. There is a sort of etymological sense of the word "inanimate" that simply means "not moving", but nob
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